Podcasts about white house press secretary sean spicer

Rich talks with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about President Trump's deal with Qatar, along with other political news of the day. Next, Jim Agresti, president and co-founder of Just Facts.com, tells us what's really happening with Medicaid, and weighs in on the indictment of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan on charges of helping an immigrant evade ICE agents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stigall believes it will simply be referred to as "the speech" historically. President Trump's address to Congress last night was nothing short of inspirational and a celebration of what makes this country incredible. Naturally, the opposition party hated it and sunk to a level we never imagined even they could sink. Reaction from the White House this morning from the Deputy Communications Director Alex Pfeiffer. Missouri 7th District Representative Eric Burlison was in the room last night and offered his real-time reflection on his colleagues and "the speech." Plus, he and several budget hawks are scheduled to meet with President Trump today where they'll try to hammer out their differences on a continuing resolution to spend tax money at current levels and avoid a government shutdown in days. This could prove to be a sticking point for Trump and some House GOP folks. And reaction to last night from former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. -For more info visit the official website: https://chrisstigall.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisstigallshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisStigallFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.stigall/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/StigallPodListen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/StigallShow -Global Coin, for exclusive listener offers go to https://www.shopglobalcoin.com/pages/stigall or call 1-888-560-3125. -Keep up with the Trump Administration when you subscribe to The Trump Report. This email brings you daily highlights from the Oval Office, right to your inbox, 5 days a week. Subscribe today at http://salempodcastnetwork.com/trumpSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, we welcome a lineup of expert guests covering everything from immigration policy to the changing landscape of DEI and professional poker. First, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer joins us to discuss executive orders on immigration, the left's reaction to DOGE, and the latest polling for Trump and 2028 Democrats. Next, Art Arthur, an immigration expert and former immigration judge, breaks down FEMA's role in migrant funding, Trump's proposed tariffs, and key international agreements shaping U.S. deportation policy. Then, Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon exposes how universities are quietly shifting DEI initiatives under new names to evade backlash. Finally, Kurt Gilbreth, entrepreneur and rising poker pro, takes us inside the world of high-stakes tournaments as he prepares for the WPT World Championship. Don't miss these in-depth conversations, only on Breaking Battlegrounds!www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegroundsTruth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@breakingbattlegroundsShow sponsors:Invest Yrefy - investyrefy.com4Freedom MobileExperience true freedom with 4Freedom Mobile, the exclusive provider offering nationwide coverage on all three major US networks (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile) with just one SIM card. Our service not only connects you but also shields you from data collection by network operators, social media platforms, government agencies, and more.Use code ‘Battleground' to get your first month for $9 and save $10 a month every month after.Learn more at: 4FreedomMobile.comDot VoteWith a .VOTE website, you ensure your political campaign stands out among the competition while simplifying how you reach voters.Learn more at: dotvote.voteAbout our guests:Sean Spicer served as the 28th White House press secretary, is the author of four best-selling books and the host of The Sean Spicer Show. Mr. Spicer previously served as communications director and chief strategist of the Republican National Committee and worked for several members of Congress. He served on the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master's degree from the U.S. Naval War College. Additionally, he was a quarterfinalist on ABC's “Dancing with the Stars” in season 28. Mr. Spicer is a native of Rhode Island and resides in Virginia. He can be reached at seanspicer.com.-Art Arthur is an internationally recognized expert on national security and immigration. He is the Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies and a former U.S. immigration judge.-Aaron Sibarium is a staff writer at the Washington Free Beacon. He graduated from Yale University, where he was the opinion editor of the Yale Daily News. Before joining the Free Beacon, he was an editor at The American Interest. His twitter handle is @aaronsibarium. -Kurtis Gilbreth is an entrepreneur, wanna-be poker pro, and working his way to the WPT World Championship in Las Vegas in December where over 2300 + players will enter the $10,000 buy-in tournament to possibly win part of the $24 million purse. Last year's winner, took home 2.3 million. Get full access to Breaking Battlegrounds at breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com/subscribe

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Kamala Harris has conceded and the Democrats have had to accept it - Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States of America. Now that the race is over, the question on everyone's mind, both right and left, is what will he do with his second term? Trump's MAGA supporters are understandably ecstatic, and believe that Trump will secure the border, deport millions of illegal immigrants and lower the cost of living.Former Trump adviser Roger Stone joins Piers Morgan on Uncensored, to give his valuable insight on what is to come, and also explain the ‘Martini tweets' directed at Piers. For a broader discussion, Piers then welcomes ex-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, author and 'Gutfeld' panellist Kat Timpf, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and comedian Larry Wilmore. Lastly, Piers interviews streamer Destiny for his solemn cowed analysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newt's guest is former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. They discuss the results of Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley's decision to drop out of the race, and the upcoming 2024 election. Spicer shares his journey from a Japanese language major to becoming the White House Press Secretary under the Trump administration. He also discusses the importance of third-party candidates in the upcoming election and the potential impact of the No Labels movement. Spicer emphasizes the importance of maintaining a Republican majority in Congress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was on January 22, 2017 that President Trump's counsellor to the president, Kellyanne Conway, defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's false statement about the size of the crowd that showed up for Trump's inauguration. Alternative facts, she said, in explaining Spicer's claim that Trump's crowd was the largest to ever witness an inauguration. Not lies. Not falsehoods. Just alternative facts. Our guest on the Lean to the Left podcast is Ted Griffith, author of the upcoming book, Theater of Lies: Misinformation divides us -- with purpose. How to protect ourselves, and why we must. It will be out later this month and will reveal the secrets that leaders in business, media, and government don't want us to know about lies and misinformation -- the spin. Griffith is a 40-year communications professional who has spent his career mastering and employing the tools of mass persuasion. A communications professional who has spent the last forty years learning and employing the tools of persuasion, Griffith has represented high profile leaders in sectors such as mining, energy, healthcare, water, tourism, waste management, municipal and provincial governments, and amateur and professional sports.Griffith served as a vice president at Canada's largest PR firm, NATIONAL Public Relations, and was its number one consultant for several years. He has expertise in crisis communications and worked behind the scenes on the 1988 Ben Johnson Olympic Steroid Scandal, Canada's tainted blood scandal, power failures, and various product recalls.Here are some questions we asked Griffith as we explored the impact of lies & misinformation on our society:Q. From your long experience you say that lies and misinformation have infected most every part of our lives. How is that, and what can we do about it?Q. Why are lies so often used to control people? We've certainly seen that in this era of Donald Trump.Q. How can people discern if they are being fed lies or “alternative facts” by people in power?Q. Do you believe people have been trained since their childhoods to believe lies by people in authority? Please explain.Q. What role do you expect the Theater of Lies to play in the 2024 election?Q. What is the illusion of binary thinking, how someone can believe something they know nothing about?Q. How does your book, “Theater of Lies,” deal with all of this?Q. One of the issues that is often the subject of misinformation is climate change. How has climate change been affected by lies and misinformation?Q. Do you believe the use of the term climate change rather than global warming is part of misinformation strategies? By whom?Q. What can we do to combat lies and misinformation in the climate change space?Q. Tell us what your company, The Fixers Group, does for its clients. Q. When, exactly, will your book be published and where can people find it? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support.

It was on January 22, 2017 that President Trump's counsellor to the president, Kellyanne Conway, defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's false statement about the size of the crowd that showed up for Trump's inauguration. Alternative facts, she said, in explaining Spicer's claim that Trump's crowd was the largest to ever witness an inauguration. Not lies. Not falsehoods. Just alternative facts. Our guest on the Lean to the Left podcast is Ted Griffith, author of the upcoming book, Theater of Lies: Misinformation divides us -- with purpose. How to protect ourselves, and why we must. It will be out later this month and will reveal the secrets that leaders in business, media, and government don't want us to know about lies and misinformation -- the spin. Griffith is a 40-year communications professional who has spent his career mastering and employing the tools of mass persuasion. A communications professional who has spent the last forty years learning and employing the tools of persuasion, Griffith has represented high profile leaders in sectors such as mining, energy, healthcare, water, tourism, waste management, municipal and provincial governments, and amateur and professional sports.Griffith served as a vice president at Canada's largest PR firm, NATIONAL Public Relations, and was its number one consultant for several years. He has expertise in crisis communications and worked behind the scenes on the 1988 Ben Johnson Olympic Steroid Scandal, Canada's tainted blood scandal, power failures, and various product recalls.Here are some questions we asked Griffith as we explored the impact of lies & misinformation on our society:Q. From your long experience you say that lies and misinformation have infected most every part of our lives. How is that, and what can we do about it?Q. Why are lies so often used to control people? We've certainly seen that in this era of Donald Trump.Q. How can people discern if they are being fed lies or “alternative facts” by people in power?Q. Do you believe people have been trained since their childhoods to believe lies by people in authority? Please explain.Q. What role do you expect the Theater of Lies to play in the 2024 election?Q. What is the illusion of binary thinking, how someone can believe something they know nothing about?Q. How does your book, “Theater of Lies,” deal with all of this?Q. One of the issues that is often the subject of misinformation is climate change. How has climate change been affected by lies and misinformation?Q. Do you believe the use of the term climate change rather than global warming is part of misinformation strategies? By whom?Q. What can we do to combat lies and misinformation in the climate change space?Q. Tell us what your company, The Fixers Group, does for its clients. Q. When, exactly, will your book be published and where can people find it?

Sebastian talks to former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about how best to deal with the fake news media, what it was like working in the Trump White House, and how the GOP should handle the impeachment of Joe Biden.Support the show: https://www.sebgorka.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tomi Lahren breaks down Hunter Biden's sweetheart plea deal to federal tax crimes and gun charge. Then former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer joins in studio to discuss Trump's classified documents and the 2024 presidential race. Then the American people deserve a DeSantis vs Newsom presidential battle, Tomi breaks it down in Final Thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You'll not hear or read better analysis of what's happened with the Elon Musk Twitter story than today's show or at the Harrumph Society. Stigall is making it his goal for non-Twitter folks to really comprehend why this is a massively important story and he's brought in John Hayward from Breitbart and former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to offer commentary from both the news and politics perspective of this story as to why it's so epically important. You'll also hear actor James Woods - one of Twitter's most persecuted and an actor actually on the enemies list of Democrats react to this live on air. Today's show is a bit longer than usual, but we think necessary for the gravity of the event.

Part 3 and final of podcast episodes featuring some of the great minds and mouths of conservatism in 2022 all gathered together in one place and all stopping to talk with you and Stigall.  Hear Stigall and a select few media colleagues in a press briefing with President Trump backstage before his keynote address to CPAC Saturday night.  He discusses Ukraine, China, election integrity, his new social media platform and more.  The full audio of his off-the-cuff answers you won't hear anywhere else!  Stigall also returns to radio row to speak with Newsmax host and former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, author of “Green Fraud” and “The Great Reset” Marc Marano, and the Attorney General of Missouri running for the US Senate Eric Schmidt on his legal fights with schools and municipalities over COVID mandates. 

On today's Breitbart News Daily podcast, Alex explains why this year's Super Bowl should have made you cringe, even if you didn't watch. This is because the halftime show featured woke establishment rapper Eminem kneeling in solidarity with anti-America, anti-cop Colin Kaepernick. Meet the new NFL, same as the old NFL. The whole event served as rehab for washed-up old hip hoppers and rappers who are 20 years past their prime - and who have savaged conservative Americans. And then, while the establishment media is 100% convinced WWIII is about to begin starting at the Russia/Ukraine border, Alex is increasingly convinced this is all a manipulation to control the news cycle and get Americans to focus on anything other than Bidenflation, the relentless mask insanity, and the wild success of the trucker convoys. We have two excellent guests today: first, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on the John Durham revelation that Hillary Clinton actually  did spy on Donald Trump after all. As Trump's press secretary at the time, Sean offers a unique perspective. Then, filmmaker Amanda Milius, producer of the "Plot Against The President," breaks down why the Durham news is a big effing deal. Then we discuss - what is increasingly one of our most/least favorite topics - the oligarchy and the two forms of justice in this country.

Jeffrey Lord fills in for the vacationing Sean Hannity and sits down with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to talk about his new book, "Radical Nation" and the warnings he has about a Biden/Harris Administration. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Sara welcomes former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to discuss Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to the Democrats' "Build Back Better" legislation and why Spicer says we are a long way from the legislation actually being dead. Spicer also explains the ugly process by which lawmakers ultimately sign on to legislation that know is terrible. He also tells Sara why he thinks the 2022 midterms will go well for the GOP and why that makes Democrats especially dangerous now. He also weighs in on President Trump's political plans and much more.Please visit our great sponsors:My Pillow https://www.mypillow.com/chicksNo supply chain issues with My Pillow! Shop now with confidence. Use code CARTER at check out. The Association of Mature American Citizenshttps://amac.us/carterThe benefits of membership are great, but the cause is even greater.Universal Coinhttps://universalcoin.com/SaraVisit online or call 1-800-UCB-GOLD and get a U.S. Mint silver coin for only $30 with code Sara.

Sara welcomes former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to discuss Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition to the Democrats’ “Build Back Better” legislation and why Spicer says we are a long way from the legislation actually being dead. Spicer also explains the ugly process by which lawmakers ultimately sign on to legislation that know is terrible. […]

On today's Breitbart News Daily podcast - CNN has sent Fredo to the bench after the nighttime anchor, formerly known as Chris Cuomo, was apparently busted using CNN 'resources' to investigate his brother's (fmr. NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo) sexual assault accusers. Next, a major abortion case will be argued today in front of the Supreme Court; Alex gives a preview. Then, the new Twitter boss 'Gulag Parag' Agrawal already is enacting new censorship rules on Twitter that will hurt real journalism. And what about this peak mask hypocrisy? Both Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden were photographed violating mask protocols - in rooms with masked children! Alex reports on the Breitbart exclusive. Also, the Fed admits that 'Bidenflation' is permanent and Vice President Harris gets heckled for failing the bar exam. Finally, our two guests today are Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer who throw down hard on both Dr. Anthony Fauci and Chris 'Fredo' Cuomo.  

Sam shares the Top 5 Stories of the Day before Justice & Drew are joined by former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

Democrats got their clocks cleaned last Tuesday.  Their policies are inflicting massive pain on the country and destruction in the economy.  Despite the New York Times and others begging them to “moderate” in the hopes of saving their reelection chances in 2022, Democrats are pushing spending bills and radical policy proposals faster than ever.  Stigall talks with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the strategy, who's really running the show, and why his show is rising in the ratings – especially on election night coverage.  Read his new book Radical Nation for great detail of who's really behind Biden.  Plus the Managing Editor and a contributor at the Babylon Bee – Joel Berry discusses why their satire news site is exploding in the cancel culture era and the new book, “The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness.”

Sean Spicier, former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called into question former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's qualifications to serve on the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors after the Biden Administration asked for his resignation in a completely unprecedented move. Spicer took to twitter as well as the opinion page of RealClearPolitics to fire back.

John visits with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the positive treatment that President Biden receives from the press.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Reed talks about a variety of topics in the news, including: A defiant former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway rejected the Biden administration's request to resign from an Air Force Academy advisory board Wednesday, instead calling on President Joe Biden to resign. Former Trump-era White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced Wednesday that he will not be resigning from the Naval Academy Board and will instead join a lawsuit against the Biden administration. New poll numbers for Joe Biden are out... And they are NOT good. Just 39% approve of Biden's overall job performance and a near majority (49%) disapprove. Google is holding “antiracist” training for its employees that claims a direct link exists between listening to Ben Shapiro, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” and committing “mass murder.”

Justice & Drew are joined by former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to hear his thoughts on Biden's mishandling of the crisis on Afghanistan.

The weekend began with a press conference completely detached from the reality of what's happening on the ground in Afghanistan as Joe Biden gave answers to a mostly incredulous press corps. By Sunday, he'd completely changed his tune promising worse yet to come.  How can he get it so wrong?  John Hayward from Brietbart.com explains what he believes is really going on in the disastrous withdrawal and where things are headed via vaccines and mask mandates.  Then former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer explains the behind the scenes conversations he believes are happening in the White House and his phone call with former President Trump just yesterday. 

Stigall has no doubt regardless of the Chauvin trial verdict, cities will descend into chaos once again just as last summer because that’s what media and Democrats are hoping for.  You’ll hear some of Chauvin’s defense attorney’s closing arguments in today’s show as well as the insane ramblings of Maxine Waters and CNN’s Chris Cuomo just hoping for violence.  Dr. Fauci gets real questions and continues to talk in circles about the vaccine on the Sunday shows.  Plus NewsMax host of Spicer and Company, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stops by to discuss the Japanese Prime Minister’s visit with VP Harris as opposed to *President Biden Friday and the media’s complete lack of curiosity surrounding the current administration.

The story that seems to have everyone's attention today is professional golfer Tiger Woods getting into a serious car accident in Los Angeles yesterday. Bernie and Sid weigh on what they know so far about the accident and Tiger's condition as well as getting into the Biden administration putting children at the border back in cages (and denying it), Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama launch a podcast, Hillary Clinton writing a new book, and New York Attorney General Leticia James describing Daniel Prude's mental state as a 'mental health episode' while he was high on angel dust. Plus, 2018 New York Gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, and Juda Honickman of Slinger Bag inc. all stop by the program today.

Host of 'Spicer & Co." weekdays 6pm & 9pm ET on Newsmax TV and the 30th White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer joins Bernie and Sid to breakdown the Biden cabinet nominee hearings, the cancel culture, and the growing problem at the Southern border.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and The Atlantic’s David Frum, former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman and Former Canadian ambassador Gary Doer, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, Former Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards, CTV News’ Richard Madan and Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles.

John visits with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about President Trump's first term and the 2020 election.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Friday interview edition of the podcast we talk with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about his new book, "Leading America: President Trump's Commitment to People, Patriotism, and Capitalism." We cover a lot of ground, getting into a bunch of topics. Pick up a copy of Sean's book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/154605944X?pf_rd_r=D8VRCBXMR31H2M6P4XCN&pf_rd_p=edaba0ee-c2fe-4124-9f5d-b31d6b1bfbee And if you want a free signed bookplate from Sean, personalized to read (almost) anything you want, email a screen capture of your purchase to contact@seanspicer.com and he'll send you one.

This hour we talk to former White House Press Secretary "Sean Spicer" about the upcoming Presidential election. We also talk to "Mercedes Schlapp" the senior advisor to Trump & Pence campaign.

Richard Dixon is joined by former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to discuss his new show on Newsmax TV and his experiences working with Donald Trump. 

Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenberg interview former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about #SuperTuesday and his new TV show on @Newsmax! 

Townhall Review – February 22, 2020 Hugh Hewitt talks with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer following the contentious Democratic debate and where the Dems now stand. Larry Elder looks at the robust economy under President Trump, so robust that former President Obama is trying to claim credit. Hugh Hewitt talks with Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton about the possible origins of the Coronavirus outbreak in China. Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson talk with Dr. Karlyn Borysenko, a life-long Democrat, about her viral article, “After Attending a Trump Rally, I Realized Democrats Are Not Ready For 2020.” Larry Elder and Heather MacDonald, author of the book “War on Cops,” take a look at former New York Mayor and Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s “Stop and Frisk” policy. Dennis Prager talks with Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Kristen Waggoner about their suit in Connecticut challenging transgender sports competition in girls athletics. Dennis Prager talks about Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, who doesn’t seem to understand the reality of communism in China.

The Christian Outlook – October 26, 2019 Eric Metaxas and Wall Street Journal editor Kimberly Strassel talk about the impeachment and her book, “Resistance (At All Costs): How Trump Haters Are Breaking America.” Kevin McCullough talks with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about President Trump and other presidential candidates. John Hall and Kathy Emmons talk with Kevin Theriot, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, about a victory in a case against the city of Pittsburgh that had banned pro-lifers from standing on sidewalks near abortion clinics. Dr. Albert Mohler looks at the deep and troubling study that fewer and fewer people are identifying as Christians in America. Georgene Rice invites Judy Glenney to talk about her difficult struggle with her son, who declared that he is a girl, and how we can still show Christ's love. Frank Sontag discusses the latest claims of climate change. Bob Burney talks about men competing as women in athletic competition and breaking records previously held by women.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dancing with the Stars has announced the contestants for it's upcoming season and former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has been chosen. Host, Tom Bergeron took to Twitter to share his disappoint that a political figure was admitted to the show. People are now boycotting the new season. Should they and would there be a boycott if say it was a former political figure from the left and not associated with POTUS Trump and the right?

Sebastian talks with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the 2020 electionSupport the show: https://www.sebgorka.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Townhall Review – January 26, 2019 Dennis Prager and John Zmirak, senior editor of The Stream, comment on the details of the media’s knee-jerk coverage of the Covington Catholic High School story. Mike Gallagher examines the dangers of irresponsible posts on social media and the damage done. Dennis Prager looks at the media’s negative reaction to Karen Pence’s decision to teach, part-time, at the Christian school where she worked before. Hugh Hewitt and David Drucker, senior political correspondent for the Washington Post, discuss the runup to the 2020 elections. Sebastian Gorka talks with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about his take on the current issues facing the White House. Hugh Hewitt talks with Jean Case about her book, Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthrough and Purpose. Hugh Hewitt asks Jake Tapper, Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN, for his opinion about the media’s current tendency to report before getting the facts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Townhall Review – August 18, 2018 Hugh Hewitt speaks with Alliance Defending Freedom’s Vice President and Sr. Counsel, Jeremy Tedesco about the Colorado Civil Rights Commission continuing harassment of cake baker Jack Phillips. Michael Medved consults with retired airline pilot Dale Leidy for some answers about the ill-fated flight of a stolen Alaska Airlines turbojet. Michael Medved turns to former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer for his take on a former White House staffer popularly known as “Omarosa.” Dennis Prager and geopolitical forecaster Dr. George Friedman look at the turmoil in Turkey. Salem’s morning man on Denver’s KNUS, Peter Boyles, visited baker Jack Phillips and ADF attorney Jim Campbell about the latest skirmish with the Colorado Civic Right Commission. Hugh Hewitt and author Lawrence Wright reflect on the movie “Three Identical Strangers.” Dennis Prager looks at the controversy surrounding Minnesota State Attorney General candidate Keith Ellison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s “A Reagan Forum” we present former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. The role of the White House Press Secretary is an important one; they have to juggle working for both the press and the president.

Emotions (and alcohol) have been running high, so Julie & Brandy took a "personal day" before sh*tting out this episode. They gloss over Paul Manifort's first day in court, rip Facebook & Mark Zuckerberg a new a$$hole, and Julie goes IN on a very jizzy So There's That. And oh yeah, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer wrote a book that no one cares about, and our DGP resident book reader Anne, read it in two days. Thank God for Anne, or this episode wouldn't have happened (in more ways than one). *********** Dumb Gay Politics with Julie & Brandy www.patreon.com/dumbgaypolitics www.julieandbrandy.com Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emotions (and alcohol) have been running high, so Julie & Brandy took a "personal day" before sh*tting out this episode. They gloss over Paul Manifort's first day in court, rip Facebook & Mark Zuckerberg a new a$$hole, and Julie goes IN on a very jizzy So There's That. And oh yeah, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer wrote a book that no one cares about, and our DGP resident book reader Anne, read it in two days. Thank God for Anne, or this episode wouldn't have happened (in more ways than one). *********** Dumb Gay Politics with Julie & Brandy www.patreon.com/dumbgaypolitics www.julieandbrandy.com Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Kimmel had former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on his show this week, and Tony Katz is trying to understand why? It's not because Spicer is trying to sell his new book, The Briefing. It's because Kimmel, who hates President Trump, was hoping that someone he hated just a few years ago could be his temporary friend and say a few nasty things about the President. And parents, in an effort to help their children make friends, are hiring coaches to help them get better at online gaming sensation Fortnite.

Christian Outlook – July 28, 2018 Dr. Albert Mohler comments on the New York Times just released article that argues with Leviticus, Chapter 18. Don Kroah and Dr. John Zmirack, senior editor of “The Stream,” ask what happens if the Democrats retake the House of Representatives. Eric Metaxas and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich review the Helsinki meeting. Kevin McCullough and Joy Pullman of the Federalist, analyze how well former President Obama’s push to fund preschools has worked out. Don Kroah and Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University compare retiring Supreme Court Justice Kenney and his possible replacement, Brett Kavanaugh. Kevin McCullough talks with former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the adventures of that job. Bob Burney tells the tale of a university that must have flunked biology because they have difficulty identifying gender.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oh, those scooters. You know the ones. In many cities throughout Southern California, you see them in traffic and on the sidewalks. Beverly Hills has imposed a six month ban. Santa Monica has confiscated some. We will go In Depth on whether the scooters are the motorized wave of the future, or a menace to pedestrians and car drivers alike. Also, a very personal talk with LAPD Chief Michel Moore following this past weekend's incident at the Trader Joes in Silver Lake--an incident that led to the death of a young store manager by a police bullet. Also on today's show, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer joins us live. We go In Depth with him about the Trump White House, behind the scenes. And, how do you know when that food in the fridge has REALLY gone bad? We give that the old smell test. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Regional News: Plans for a Cape Cod drug rehab facility next to a grade school stirs controversy, and worries that plummeting milk prices will drive up New England farmer suicides. Plus, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on a memoir tour in his homestate of Rhode Island. Later in the show, when Serena Williams spoke out about her life threatening childbirth, that was the first time many became aware of the rising number of childbirth and pregnancy complications. And learned that millions of women most at risk are without the critical support they need. Starting tomorrow researchers will explore innovative solutions to the problem in a first of its kind Boston conference. Guests: Arnie Arnesen, host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,” which airs daily on WNHN FM 94.7. Follow @pchowder Philip Eil, freelance journalist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Follow @phileil Patrick Cassidy, news editor of the Cape Cod Times. Follow @PCassidyCCT Lois McCloskey, organizer of "Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Women's Health over the Life Course,” conference. She is director of the Boston University Center of Excellence for Maternal and Child Health, and an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Community Health Sciences at BU's School of Public Health. Aviva Lee-Parritz, Chair of Ob-Gyn at Boston University School of Medicine, and a physician at the Boston Medical Center with a focus on women's health, especially diabetes in pregnancy And Letrez Cole, who had her first baby 18 months ago after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes. She joined us from 89.3 WRKF studio in Baton Rouge Louisiana.

Trump sat down with Kim and offered hope for denuclearization. But hysterical theoreticians worry that, while the meeting worked in reality, it didn't work in theory. We analyze the costs/benefits of the summit and the MSM spin doctors setting Trump up to fail. Then, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stops by! Finally, on this day in history, another renegade American president challenges a communist dictator to give peace a chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump sat down with Kim and offered hope for denuclearization. But hysterical theoreticians worry that, while the meeting worked in reality, it didn't work in theory. We analyze the costs/benefits of the summit and the MSM spin doctors setting Trump up to fail. Then, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stops by! Finally, on this day in history, another renegade American president challenges a communist dictator to give peace a chance.

In this episode, we take a look at two of the stories that made the news this week (09-17 thru 9-22), particularly: former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's efforts to rebrand himself and Hollywood's /the Media's reception of him; President Donald Trump's remarks before the United Nations referring to North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-Un, as "Rocket Man on a suicide mission", and Trump's propensity for going off script. We also read a few post from our Facebook page to get an idea what you had planned for the weekend. Host: Tariq I. El-Amin Audio Engineers- Ibrahim Baig & Tariq I. El-Amin Producers: Tariq I. El-Amin & Ibrahim Baig Executive Producer: Abdul Malik Mujahid Music http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lessazo/Soleil_dhiver/04_-_Tie_ba_te_djigui http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Manuele_Atzeni/Sleepwalkers_Walk_Alone/Cronache Image Credit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASean_Spicer_-_Caricature_(31932303464).jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Sean_Spicer_-_Caricature_%2831932303464%29.jpg By DonkeyHotey (Sean Spicer - Caricature) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Too late for show notes. We're going to wing this sucker and I'll come back to clean it up in the morning. BUT. Around the 29-minute mark, Shawn makes a joke about how topical it feels to have “a Shawn in the bushes,” and we note that by the time the episode actually came out that would likely make no sense to our listeners. Indeed, it is a reference to a well-circulated story about former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer — who no longer works in the government at this point, having lost his job in the 15 weeks between when we recorded this episode and when we published it. You should also check out our new Patreon -- you can find it here, and among other things backers can get a monthly, exclusive video podcast DELIVERED ON VHS.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud Republicans for backing Attorney General Jeff Session even in the midst of President's Trumps invective against him, including the warning from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that there is no time left in 2017 to consider another person as attorney general. They express their continuing disgust as six Senate Republicans who voted to repeal Obamacare in 2015 refused to do so now. And they fume as former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor admits Republicans never believed they could repeal Obamacare if they took back control of Congress but used voter anger and expectations to win elections. Finally, rumors are swirling that former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer might join the cast of the ABC reality show, Dancing With the Stars. 

Sean reacts to the resignation of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as the new Communications Director. What does this mean for the new Trump image and just how can the White House benefit from these changes? Sean has that plus a special interview with another Hannity. The Sean Hannity Show is live weekdays from 3 pm to 6 pm ET on iHeartRadio and Hannity.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America react to reports that President Trump wants to create a NATO-like group in the Middle East, involving Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE.  They also dissect what we know of the memo former FBI Director James Comey reportedly wrote about Trump asking him to back off the investigation of Michael Flynn.  And they discuss the speculation swirling around the future of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and explain how Trump is making the work of the communications team much more difficult.

05-16-2017 - White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer holds off-camera gaggle audio English

The news has been full of stories in the past few weeks relevant to what we cover here on Strange Fruit. So rather than put them into a Juicy Fruit segment, we decided to do a whole news round-up show, to provide some analysis of the systemic and historic context behind the current headlines. We cover Dr. David Dao's rough treatment by United Airlines, and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's remarks about Hitler. Both include examples of soft language, where "re-accommodation" means a concussion, a broken nose, and two missing teeth, and "holocaust centers," are better known as concentration camps. The phrase concentration camp conjures up images that are unspeakably awful but seem safely behind us, but reports out of Chechnya this month call that safety into question. Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta reports that gay men in Chechnya are being subjected to torture, forced into camps, and in some cases, killed. The Chechan government says those reports can't be true, because there are no gay people in Chechnya. “You cannot detain and persecute people who simply do not exist in the republic,” government spokesperson Alvi Karimov told Interfax news agency. “If there were such people in Chechnya, the law-enforcement organs wouldn’t need to have anything to do with them because their relatives would send them somewhere from which there is no returning.”

American political commentator Carol Gould reacts to comments made by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer comparing President Assad to Adolf Hitler, Masterchef finalist Emma Spitzer talks about her new cookbook ‘Fress: Bold flavours from a Jewish kitchen', President of the UJS Josh Seitler tells us about this years Student Awards and on the Schmooze we discuss whether a new app that virtually recreates the Jerusalem Temple is educational of disrespectful.

On The Kicker this week, we discuss White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's job performance to date. Spicer's gaffe in comparing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Adolf Hitler was only the latest in a string of controversies emerging from behind the lectern in the Brady Briefing Room. Then, we have some fun imagining the life of a journalist in 2027. The impetus for the conversation was a recently published Associated Press report on the impact of artificial intelligence on journalism. Finally, Todd Gitlin, author and Columbia Journalism School professor, talks with Dave about the media's love affair with war. Gitlin is a fierce critic of the manner in which journalists—both in print and especially on television—report on events like last week's missile strike in Syria. He and Dave discuss the historical context for this concern, and how the media could better cover military action.

An update to ButtGate: someone is forced to tell their boyfriend the truth.  "I'm just going to gently spread your labia," said the stranger named Gale. And we let them.  The Confessional asks us about vomit and blowjobs, two themes that go together like Andrew and dentists.  "I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKIN PASSENGERS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKIN PLANE" -United Airlines. Fly the friendly skies.  President Trump (hahaha still soul-crushing to write) launches tomahawk missiles in Syria, attacking the airfields President Assad used to launch last week's chemical attack against his own civilians.  Someone should've bought baby Trump a game of Risk so he could understand that war is a fucking strategic enterprise not a God damned Atlantic City craps table. Happy Passover, Jewish friends! This holiday, kick back and let White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer school you on Holocaust history. #KnowledgeIs(White)Power  Surprise, bitch! continues to be an actual fucking bitch.  In this week's After Dark: Laura's quarter-life crisis continues as she details the many policies that are holding first time home-buyers (such as herself) back.  Andrew is down to clown with the nearest real estate agent willing to waive closing costs.  Life sucks.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is suggesting the Trump administration may crack down on states that have legalized recreational marijuana. Spicer says during a press briefing Thursday that the issue rests with the Justice Department. But he says, "I do believe that you'll see greater enforcement of it.

The cannabis industry was rattled Thursday after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said he expects the Department of Justice to increase enforcement of federal laws prohibiting recreational pot, even in states where it’s already legal.

Last Friday, several news outlets including The New York Times were prevented from attending a briefing with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. In response, the Times ran ads in its own paper over the weekend, as well as during the Oscars. And despite Trump's claims that the paper is failing, the election has given The Times a much-needed boost. More than 276,000 people bought digital news subscriptions in the last three months of 2016 -- the best quarter for The New York Times since they launched the pay model in 2011. On this episode of Indivisible, conservative host Charlie Sykes speaks with New York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg about the strained relationship between the White House and his paper, the Times’ new campaign calling for truth, as well as the changing nature of the media landscape under Donald Trump. Do you think President Trump's bias against the media is valid? Tweet us #IndivisibleRadio or call us: 844-745-TALK — WNYC 🎙 (@WNYC) March 2, 2017 Charlie also opens the phones to get listener reactions on the President’s Congressional address -- especially on the controversy around President Trump's choice to honor the wife of fallen Navy SEAL Ryan Owens.  Tonight on #IndivisibleRadio Was Trump's tribute to dead Marine moving & presidential? Or cynical exploitation? WNYC Live 8 ET 844-745-TALK — Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) March 2, 2017 Here are some tweets from this episode: Indivisible Week 6: Can Trump Shut The Media Out?

Dave and Pete discuss why it matters that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer allows friendly outlets to ask questions at press briefings. CJR correspondent Corey Hutchins calls in to discuss fake news at the local level. And freelance journalist Jenni Monet, who was arrested while reporting at Standing Rock, joins to discuss coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Thanks for kicking it with us as we worked through technical difficulties this week. Like Sean Spicer, we're learning on the job.

-President Trump's National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, has resigned in the wake of him lying about meetings with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. Pat and Stu discuss whether Flynn was already on his way out and this was simply the last straw.-Could Russia blackmail the US? Could Mike Pence's arguments defending Flynn be false? Could the former adviser face a Congressional hearing? The guys sort through the mire of conflicting reports to tell you the full story.-President Trump has reportedly asked a judge to cancel a crucial hearing on Barack Obama's threat to withdraw federal funding from universities that do not allow transgender individuals to use the restroom corresponding with their gender identity.-The state of Texas has also been threatened by the NFL over the possibility of a state law requiring transgender individuals to use the restroom corresponding to their biologically assigned gender. The league threatens that no Super Bowls will be held in the state if such a law is enacted.-How should we be looking at this issue? Is the NFL an organization that should be getting involved? Pat, Stu, and Jeff concur that we have taken the wrong approach and need respect to be mutual.-The Huffington Post recently reported on the latest developments within the Freedom Caucus and posed the question: are conservatives putting the GOP in a bind over Obamacare? The Republican majority in Congress has shown an inclination to moderately repeal the Act and even keep some of its components. Newsflash: Pat doesn't want a moderate repeal...-The guys continue to tear into the cringe-worthy interview between Breitbart News and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. They debate whether the production quality or the content of the discussion is worse."Renowned" conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is back with his latest idea. According to Jones, television is the vector for transmitting demons to viewers... Tune in and decide for yourself what the truth really is...Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-President Trump's National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, has resigned in the wake of him lying about meetings with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. Pat and Stu discuss whether Flynn was already on his way out and this was simply the last straw.-Could Russia blackmail the US? Could Mike Pence's arguments defending Flynn be false? Could the former adviser face a Congressional hearing? The guys sort through the mire of conflicting reports to tell you the full story.-President Trump has reportedly asked a judge to cancel a crucial hearing on Barack Obama's threat to withdraw federal funding from universities that do not allow transgender individuals to use the restroom corresponding with their gender identity.-The state of Texas has also been threatened by the NFL over the possibility of a state law requiring transgender individuals to use the restroom corresponding to their biologically assigned gender. The league threatens that no Super Bowls will be held in the state if such a law is enacted.-How should we be looking at this issue? Is the NFL an organization that should be getting involved? Pat, Stu, and Jeff concur that we have taken the wrong approach and need respect to be mutual.-The Huffington Post recently reported on the latest developments within the Freedom Caucus and posed the question: are conservatives putting the GOP in a bind over Obamacare? The Republican majority in Congress has shown an inclination to moderately repeal the Act and even keep some of its components. Newsflash: Pat doesn't want a moderate repeal...-The guys continue to tear into the cringe-worthy interview between Breitbart News and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. They debate whether the production quality or the content of the discussion is worse."Renowned" conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is back with his latest idea. According to Jones, television is the vector for transmitting demons to viewers... Tune in and decide for yourself what the truth really is...-Would you cross the highway to eat at Waffle House? How about on Valentine's Day? No? Didn't think so. That's why the guys have given a ringing endorsement to a New York City establishment selling something we all love: edible cookie dough.-Full disclosure: Stu reminds us that all cookie dough is "edible".-Leon Wolf, the managing editor at The Blaze, joins the program to discuss the resignation of Michael Flynn, the rest of Trump's new administration, and the degree of influence that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner will have on Trump's policy-making.-The situation at the Oroville Dam in California is all the evidence we need to justify a trillion dollar infrastructure redevelopment program. Pat asks how long the Republicans have been okay with spending a trillion dollars. Stu has the answer: since May.-Glenn Beck joins the program with his 'Think Tank', in which he touches on a number of issues, including: relations with Russia, Michael Flynn and the rest of Trump's new administration, Trump taking on the media, freedom of the press, and the rumor of a Kremlin mole inside the CIA.-The guys eat red velvet Kit Kats in the latest edition of SPOONS!, and Jeffy reveals a sexy promotion in place at Burger King in Israel...Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-It turns out that Hezbollah loves the idea of Donald Trump being America's president! The Lebanese group, which is considered a terrorist organization by the West, claimed that “The world will benefit” from Trump's presence in the White House and that their group is much stronger and should not be concerned with threats from the West. Pat, Stu, and Jeff agree that, if you want Trump to leave you alone, you probably shouldn't tweet at him.-New polls show that the divide is very wide between people who believe the news media is truthful and people who believe the Trump Administration is truthful. Very high percentages of Democrats believe Trump and his people are dishonest, while high percentages of Republicans are inclined to believe what the White House is saying.How do you bridge that gulf of distrust?-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had an absolutely brutal interview with Breitbart News. The guys have a good laugh at his expense.-What impact does Trump's executive order on immigration really have? It's not that radical, not even close to what Trump referenced during the campaign, and a few months of pause is completely in line with making adjustments to the vetting process. The only major question left is, will it be just a pause? The Left claims it is not, but if it is, then, according to Stu, everyone is going crazy over a giant NOTHING burger!-People are continuing to say mean things about Meryl Streep. She responded by saying that she is the most “overrated, decorated, and berated" woman in Hollywood. Stu goes off about the kind of movies she routinely appears in, and questions why we Americans love them so much.-Saturday Night Live has taken to mocking Kellyanne Conway with a parody of Fatal Attraction. Was it funny or in poor taste? Pat and Stu question who the program would have to mock if the liberals were in power?-Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have reportedly arrested hundreds of illegal immigrants who have committed major crimes. The guys are unsure which reports are accurate in regards to whether most of those arrested were felons or if all of them were felons. In short, this is not the first time such action has been taken. Stu is extremely frustrated that not every story contains every fact.-Pat, Stu, and Jeffy discuss the Yale Whiffenpoofs, a massive mens capella choir from the Ivy League university. Despite boasting over 1500 members, the group adds only a handful of members each year. And while they do allow women to audition, they are not allowed to join. This begs the question...could Jeffy join if he was simply feeling like a woman?Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-It turns out that Hezbollah loves the idea of Donald Trump being America's president! The Lebanese group, which is considered a terrorist organization by the West, claimed that “The world will benefit” and that their group is much stronger and should not be concerned with threats from the West. Pat, Stu, and Jeff agree that, if you want Trump to leave you alone, you probably shouldn't tweet at him.-New polls show that the divide is very wide between people who believe the news media is truthful and people who believe the Trump Administration is truthful. Very high percentages of Democrats believe Trump and his people are dishonest, while high percentages of Republicans are inclined to believe what the White House is saying.-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had an absolutely brutal interview with Breitbart News. The guys have a good laugh at his expense.-What impact does Trump's executive order on immigration really have? It's not that radical, not even close to what Trump referenced during the campaign, and a few months of pause is completely in line with making adjustments to the vetting process. The only major question left is, will it be just a pause?-People are continuing to say mean things about Meryl Streep. She responded by saying that she is the most “overrated, decorated, and berated" woman in Hollywood. Stu goes off about the kind of movies she routinely appears in, and questions why we Americans love them so much.-Saturday Night Live has taken to mocking Kellyanne Conway with a parody of Fatal Attraction. Was it funny or in poor taste? Pat and Stu question who the program would have to mock if the liberals were in power?-Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have reportedly arrested hundreds of illegal immigrants who have committed major crimes. The guys are unsure which reports are accurate in regards to whether most of those arrested were felons or if all of them were felons.-Pat, Stu, and Jeffy discuss the Yale Whiffenpoofs, a massive mens capella choir from the Ivy League university. Despite boasting over 1500 members, the group adds only a handful of members each year. And while they do allow women to audition, they are not allowed to join.-Pat did not watch the Grammys. Perhaps he would have, but alas he didn't. Stu and Jeff give their reviews of the main event and share how their opinions of musicians expressing their political views differ from those of actors doing the same.-The people bowed down before Beyonce, paid their respects to George Michael and Al Jarreau, and were wowed by a pro-Trump artist looking to boost her album sales. Joy Villa came out in a dress featuring “Make America Great Again” and, of course, Hollywood appropriately went bananas.-New Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos went to speak at a public school in Washington, D.C. and was blocked from entering the building by a crazed man yelling “shame”. Should she have been allowed to run him down with her car? The guys seem to think she should have.-All cool things come from the Philippines, including burgers with a bun shaped like a pair of Lego bricks. The guys could see this catching on. Stu reminds Jeffy that Fontina cheese is not the name of a stripper...-The guys eat special Hostess treats for Valentine's Day and remind us that SPOONS! is all about science and finding the perfect food. They don't do this for themselves, they do it for you (sort of).Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, I had two different conversations at the Nutmeg Curling Club: one during the Yale SuperSpiel, a college curling tournament, and another during a small Super Bowl party we had after a college curling practice. We talk about the emerging sport of Crokicurl, why you can't trust a Totino's Pizza Roll to skip your team, and whether or not a British accent is necessary to curl for England. And perhaps the most important question of all: are you on #TeamSub or #TeamSpare? SHOW NOTES Here's some proof that Crokicurl really exists! If you're interested in following along with the USA College Curling season, check out their website. You can indeed find the SNL Totino's sketch on YouTube... ...As well as Melissa McCarthy's depiction of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. By the way, did you know that he's also the Communications Director? That's like being Toby Ziegler and C.J. Cregg at the same time! Here's an example of one Provincial that only had two teams because of the cost of travel.

This week, we have updates from New England News Collaborative reporters on the impact of President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travel from seven majority Muslim countries. Another executive order is aimed at punishing so-called “sanctuary cities” — municipalities that refuse to detain undocumented immigrants. Our guest says that’s just the first of many battles we’ll see between cities and the Trump administration. And we hear about a program at a rapidly-diversifying New Hampshire high school that aims to build understanding between American-born students and newcomers. Mazdak Tootkaboni, a UMass Dartmouth professor from Iran, greets his family after several hours being held at Logan Airport. Photo by Shannon Dooling for WBUR Travel Ban The first few weeks of the Trump administration have created confusion for thousands of New Englanders and their loved ones overseas. A ban on travel for refugees and all those traveling from a small group of mostly Muslim countries meant that students studying here on visas might not be able to return to their classrooms in America. It meant long journeys for families fleeing the civil war in Syria. And it meant an indefinite hold on plans to resettle refugees in places like Rutland, Vermont and Northampton, Massachusetts. A judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order against the executive order, allowing travel from the seven countries and refugee entry to resume. The federal government challenged the restraining order. An appeals court ruled Thursday not to overturn the lower court’s order. Trump indicated that he will appeal that ruling. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both Democrats from Connecticut, greet the newly reunited Kassar family at Olive Tree restaurant in Milford, Connecticut, on Friday. Photo by Cassandra Basler for WSHU New England Public Radio’s Jill Kaufman has been covering the story of a UMass graduate student from Iran who got stuck while trying to return to the United States. While judges were deliberating whether to halt the travel ban last week, both Connecticut senators intervened after a Syrian mother and two daughters were kept from landing at JKF airport, as WSHU’s Cassandra Basler reports. And from New Hampshire Public Radio, Emily Corwin brings us the perspectives of some Granite Staters who support the immigration restrictions. Cities vs. Donald Trump Immigration rights activist Jesus Sanchez looks at a map of New Haven, one of Connecticut’s “sanctuary cities.” Photo by Ryan Caron King for WNPR. At a briefing this week, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that Trump plans to make good on another immigration-related executive order: the one that cuts off funds sanctuary cities. The president has said that sanctuary cities “breed crime,” but there appears to be no evidence to support that claim. Also this week, the Massachusetts cities of Chelsea and Lawrence, both home to large immigrant populations, filed suit against the president saying the order violates the constitutional principles of federalism and separation of powers. The mayors of Boston and Hartford have said their cities won't comply. And despite the federal threats, even smaller communities like Newton, Massachusetts are considering sanctuary city status. In a recent article in Governing magazine, our guest Alan Greenblatt writes that the fight over this executive order is just the first of many flash points to come between cities and the Trump administration. And he sees a further widening of the divide between metro areas and rural areas in the United States. “Being the Change” at Concord High Social worker Anna-Marie DiPasquale with student Rene Ndutiye at Concord High School. Photo courtesy of Anna-Marie DiPasquale Ten years ago, the demographics of New Hampshire and of Concord High School were almost identical. Both were 93 percent white. While that number has remained steady for the state, the capital city's high school has diversified in a big way. Today more than 10 percent of the school's 1,600 students are, or were, refugees resettled from 66 countries. Anna-Marie DiPasquale, the school's social worker, started a new project this past fall called Travel around the World. The project allows Ms. DiPasquale to visit different classrooms with small groups of refugee students sharing their cultures and traditions firsthand. From New Hampshire Public Radio's Word of Mouth, Jimmy Gutierrez reports. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Jill Kaufman, Cassandra Bassler, Emily Corwin, Shannon Dooling, Nancy Cohen, Jimmy Gutierrez Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “Gold Dayzz” by Ultraista Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, and story leads to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

-Please, if you haven't already gotten one, get a flu shot. The flu made Pat as sick as a dog (or pig) last week.-Was Super Bowl LI the greatest super bowl of all-time? It certainly featured some truly amazing moments as the New England Patriots erased a 25-point second half deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in the first Super Bowl to go to overtime in NFL history.-Pat and Jeff share their thoughts on the game and everything that surrounded it, including Lady Gaga's halftime performance and the 'Hamilton' cast's performance of "America the Beautiful." Should former President George H.W. Bush have been wheeled out to midfield in his frail condition? The guys have their thoughts on that as well.-Donald Trump sat down with Bill O'Reilly prior to Sunday's big game. The President had some things to say on immigration and sanctuary cities that Pat and Jeff sincerely agree with, but his stance on Russian President Vladimir Putin has the guys crying foul.-A Mississippi town was forced to remove a “Christian” flag from a public place after a “freedom from religion” group threatened a lawsuit against the town. How could they get away with this? What does this have to do with the separation of church and state?-The Boy Scouts have continued to cave on their core values as they will now admit transgender boys (after also choosing to admit homosexual leaders and pupils). It's probably time to just change their name to "the Scouts."-Saturday Night Live has been on fire lately, and the NBC program dropped another bombshell by debuting Melissa McCarthy as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. In short, hilarity ensues.Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

-Was Super Bowl LI the greatest super bowl of all-time? It certainly featured some truly amazing moments as the New England Patriots erased a 25-point second half deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in the first Super Bowl to go to overtime in NFL history.-Pat and Jeff share their thoughts on the game and everything that surrounded it, including Lady Gaga's halftime performance and the 'Hamilton' cast's performance of "America the Beautiful."-Should former President George H.W. Bush have been wheeled out to midfield in his frail condition? The guys have their thoughts on that as well.-Donald Trump sat down with Bill O'Reilly prior to Sunday's big game. The President discussed three topics: his executive order on immigration, sanctuary cities in California, and America's relationship with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. Pat and Jeff agree with his points on the first two topics. The third...not so much.-A Mississippi town was forced to remove a “Christian” flag from a public place after a “freedom from religion” group threatened a lawsuit against the town. How could they get away with this? What does this have to do with the separation of church and state?-The Boy Scouts have continued to cave on their core values as they will now admit transgender boys (after also choosing to admit homosexual leaders and pupils). It's probably time to just change their name to "the Scouts."-Saturday Night Live has been on fire lately, and the NBC program dropped another bombshell by debuting Melissa McCarthy as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. In short, hilarity ensues.-Glenn Beck joins the program with an excerpt from his live Q&A session in which he was asked about the Nazarene Fund, which seeks to protect Middle Eastern Christian minorities by bringing them to the United States. Glenn tells us that, perhaps surprisingly, many of the people they help want to go back to their homelands once hostilities cease. In short, according to Glenn, this program would be huge news if he and his people were liberals.NEWSFLASH: The scientific community duped world leaders with false data on global warming. The deception runs so deep that even the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) violated its own scientific integrity.-The guys tell you exactly what happens to the losing team's championship apparel. And they determine just what Emily Elizabeth, the owner of Clifford the Big Red Dog, must have done in order to pick up his poop.-The guys eat a football made out of summer sausage in the latest edition of SPOONS! Plus, Jeffy tells us a funny personal story from one of his children's day care centers.Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend, we tell the stories of last week's crazy-bad kid-full weekend, including both an update to the tale of Jennifer's alcoholic mother AND a trip to the hospital that didn't involve Jennifer's alcoholic mother.  We also discuss new horror movie Rings (co-starring beloved former-Griswold Johnny Galecki), and then Jeff catches Jennifer up on some of the lower-points of the Trump administration since our last recording on Inauguration Night. Links from the show: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer waged a five-year Twitter feud against Dippin' Dots Transcript of White House press secretary statement to the media Kellyanne Conway on Meet the Press: Press Secretary Sean Spicer Gave 'Alternative Facts' Like what you hear? We would LOVE it if you tell some friends, or write a review on iTunes or Stitcher! Questions or comments? Find us online: http://www.thekidfreeweekend.com https://www.facebook.com/thekidfreeweekend https://twitter.com/kidfreeweekend thekidfreeweekend@gmail.com

Alexandria McBride is Director of Environment and Sustainability at ITI. Alexandria develops and advocates positions on domestic and international policies related to energy efficiency and environmental priorities. She currently serves on the Board for the Center of Diversity and the Environment and is the Chair of the NAACP-DC Climate and Environmental Justice Committee. Prior to ITI, Alexandria coordinated the re-launch of the Tishman Environment and Design Center, an academic hub based at The New School that utilizes design, policy and social justice approaches to solve pressing environmental issues. She was also a manager at The Engine Room, an international NGO using technology and data to support social and environmental causes. Alexandria was formerly the Chief Financial Officer at Groundswell, a D.C.-based nonprofit aimed at unlocking communities' economic power to grow sustainability on the local level. As the CFO and Executive Management Team member, Alexandria oversaw the organization's financial and operational functions and worked closely with program directors to identify and implement systems that improve the efficiency and quality of Groundswell's impact. Prior to joining Groundswell, Alexandria served in multiple project and operational management roles at the ExxonMobil Environmental Services Company, where she helped steward environmental cleanup projects across the Mid-Atlantic. She also managed the transfer of environmental responsibility during ExxonMobil's multimillion dollar divestment of properties in New York and New Jersey. In addition to this work, Alexandria was nominated to support ExxonMobil's STEM education and diversity efforts. Alexandria holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environment from Howard University and a M.S. in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy.   In this episode, we discussed the top 3 environmental tech policy issues policymakers should be focusing on. a review of environmental legislation ITI is advocating for. how advocates can work most effectively with a potential Scott Pruitt Environmental Protection Agency. Resources ITI Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes News Roundup   Tech sector leaders reacted in strong opposition to Trump's immigration ban on immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. The leaders of major tech companies cited not just the effect the ban would have on their bottom lines, but on what they personally felt. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said it is time for the nation to link arms and that the ban is un-American. Lyft CEO Logan Green said the ban runs counter to Lyft's inclusive culture and said the ban conflicts with both Lyft and the nation's core values. Google's Sergey Brin, whose family fled Russia in 1979, participated in the protest at San Fracisco International Airport saying that he too is a refugee. The company also released statement. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg released a statement opposing the measure, as did Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who is an India-native. But President Trump has not budged, although Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham  -- both Republicans -- publically opposed the executive order on Monday. -- Journalists covering violent protests during Trump's inauguration parade were arrested and charged with felony rioting. Journalism advocates have been denouncing the charges. Jonah Engles Bromwich has the story in The New York Times. -- As late as Wednesday, Trump Senior Advisors Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon had active private email address on the Republican National Committee domain. While there is nothing illegal about using an RNC domain to keep political and state business separate--the George W. Bush administration was accused of using RNC domains to quote-unquote "lose" 22 million emails. And the Trump campaign of course accused Hillary Clinton of breaking the law when she used her own private email domain for official State Department Business. The RNC was also hacked into last summer, raising questions about the security of the RNC's email server. Nina Burleigh covers this for Newsweek. -- FBI Director James Comey will be staying on under Trump. Comey is 4 years into his 10-year term. Matt Zaptosky and Ellen Nakashima at the Washington Post note that it would be extremely unusual for a president to remove an FBI director, even though Comey is see by many in Washington to have interfered with the U.S. election by making public specious claims about Hillary Clinton's emails just 11 days before the election. -- The White House ordered the Environmental Protection Agency and Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Health and Human Services to stop making social media posts, blogging, and updating official content until getting approval from White House officials, according to a report by the New York Times' Coral Davenport. So-called black ops websites of the White House and the National Park Service, which claim to be operated by actual federal employees posting to Twitter anonymously, emerged following the order. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer denies the White House gave any such directive.  The black ops Twitter handles include @RoguePOTUSStaff and @AltUSNatParkService. -- Russian officials have arrested on suspicion of treason a Russian cyberintelligence official whom Americans said oversaw hacks that interfered with the U.S. presidential election. It's not clear what Sergei Mikhailov, a senior officer of the Federal Security Service, or F.S.B.,--basically the new KGB--actually did, but Andrew Kramer has the story in the New York Times. -- Verizon is reportedly making a bid for Charter Communications. Charter is valued at around $80 billion. Charter acquired Time Warner Cable last year. Shalani Ramchandran, Ryan Knutson and Dana Mattioli have the story in the Wall Street Journal. -- Finally, Brian Fung reports for the Washington Post that Trump has named Maureen Olhausen acting Federal Trade Commission Chair. Olhausen, a free-market Republican, has been with the agency since 201. Her term expires in 2018.

This episode was decided by listeners who responded to a poll I put up last week on Twitter asking if I should do a regular show for Episode 30 or if I should do a special episode with 30 random facts. If you're not already, follow @storybehindpod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so you can contribute to the show. What you decided was episode 30 should be 30 random facts, so without further ado, here we go! I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind 30 Random Things. Many things we eat and drink contain grass. Not the kinds that necessarily grow in our yards, but varieties like wheat grass and barley grass are found in beer, whiskey and bread. A way to distinguish a monkey from an ape is their tails. Apes don't have tails, but monkeys do. Yams commonly found in your grocery store are probably sweet potatoes. True yams grow in Africa and Asia and are relatively tough to find. They are related to the lily family, while sweet potatoes are related to the morning glory family. But grocery stores distinguish sweet potatoes as being a firm sweet potato with a light flesh and a yam as being a soft sweet potato with a more orange or copper color. The moons and natural satellites of Uranis were named for characters in works by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope, like Ophelia, Juliet, Belinda and Umbriel. The tradition was started by astronomer William Lassell, who discovered the first two in 1851. Cordelia from King Lear Ophelia from Hamlet Bianca from Taming of the Shrew Cressida from Troilus and Cressida Desdemona from Othello Juliet from Romeo and Juliet Portia from Merchant of Venice Rosalind from As You Like It Belinda, Umbriel  from Rape of Lock Puck, Titania and Oberon from A Midsummer Night's Dream Miranda, Ariel, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano and Trinculo from The Tempest Hades, from Greek mythology, is not the basis for Satan in Christianity. Hades isn't necessarily a bad guy -- his job is simply to guard the Underworld, which is where all souls were believed to have gone when they died. There are parts of the Underworld where evil souls are tortured, much like Christianity's description of Hell, but souls considered good are rewarded in the Underworld. Erasers work by attracting the graphite from pencils off the paper and onto the rubber. Before our modern-day erasers, people would often use balled up bread to fix their mistakes on paper. Raisins were discovered accidentally when a San Fransisco grocer began selling grapes that had been dried out due to the heat wave 1873. He called them a “Peruvian Delicacy.” Eclair is the French word for Lightning. It's unclear why the cream-filled pastry is named that. One theory is that the name refers to the flaky outside and creamy inside being “light,” and a second theory is that it's eaten in a flash. Shirley Temple has fought soda companies twice for trying to market the ginger ale and grenadine drink named in her honor. Both times, she won. In 1988 when a California company tried to market Shirley T. Sparkling Soda, she was quoted by the New York Times as saying, “I will fight it like a tigress. All a celebrity has is their name.” If you've ever wondered where the phrase “Steal one's thunder” comes from, it's from John Dennis, an English dramatist from the 1700s, who invented a device for one of his plays that made a thunder sound. When his play flopped, the theater used the device for another play, causing Dennis to say, “That is my thunder, by God; the villains will play my thunder, but not my play.” “Steal my Sunshine,” the poppy ‘90s favorite by the brother-sister band Len isn't actually as positive as the title implies. It's been said the lyrics either refer to drugs or depression and how someone can make you feel worse by stealing your sunshine. The word “sychophant,” which basically means a self-serving suck up, has two possible origins. Both are pretty great. The first is that it comes from the Greek words “suko,” which means Fig, and “phantes,” which means people who reveal something. Back then, those who exported figs were doing so illegally, and anyone who told on them to authorities was called a Fig Revealer, or Suko-Phant. But the Oxford English Dictionary acknowledges this origin story to be unsubstantiated. The second origin comes from the Greek “sykophantes”, the Latin “sycophanta” and the Middle French version, “sycophante” in the 1530s, which also has to do with figs. In ancient Greece, it was a vulgar gesture to stick ones thumb between two fingers, which was thought to resemble a fig. It doesn't sound too bad until you find out that a fig was symbolic of a certain lady part. This gesture was commonly used as a taunt in Greek sporting events. Antarctica is the world's largest desert. Hard to believe, right? But a desert is actually defined not by sand or heat, but by the amount of precipitation it receives, and Antarctica only gets an average of 2 inches of snow per year. New words are added to English language at a rate of one new word every two hours. Coca-Cola bottles were designed when the company sponsored a competition to design distinctive bottles. At the time, all beverages were put in similar bottles, making it difficult to making it difficult to distinguish one drink from the other when kept cool in a bucket of ice water. The designer of the bottles originally wanted to draw inspiration from the coca leaf or kola nut, but the local library didn't have pictures of either. But he came up with the now iconic design of the Coca-Cola bottle after finding a picture of a cacao pod. “Enormity” is often thought to mean enormous, but it actually means extreme evil. It can be used, however, to mean a gigantic amount of evil. Remember the movie in which Sinbad played a genie called “Shazam?” Or reading the childhood books, “The Berenstein Bears” or even Curious George's tail? Yeah … those actually never happened. At least, according to what people are calling The Mandela Effect, a phenomenon where many swear they remember something one way, but it's actually different. By the way, there's no record of the movie Shazam, the books we read as kids were actually the BerenstAin Bears, and Curious George does not have a tail, which suggests he's an ape rather than a “little monkey,” as he's called in books. Eyes that are two different colors on a person is called Heterochromia. Some people mistakenly think David Bowie had this, but one of his pupils was permanently dilated his friend's fingernail sliced his eye when they got into a fight as teenagers. Mozart was so good at playing music at a young age, when he performed in London, people suspected him of being a drawf posing as a 9-year-old child. Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr wanted to help the war effort during World War II and, with the help of composer George Antheil, developed wireless communications technology we still use today in everyday objects such as cell phones. In “The Big Lebowski,” the word Dude is used 161 times and “man” is used 147. No one really knows why sometimes we get the sensation of falling when we're about to fall asleep. It's called a hypnic jerk and one theory is it's a leftover response from when humans used to sleep on branches in trees. V for Victory was popularized by Winston Churchill during World War II. But it was first proposed as a symbol for resistance to tyranny by Victor de Laveleye who was exiled to England after the Nazi invasion of Belgium in 1940. In case you ever wanted to kiss a baby iguana on the mouth, you might want to be aware that they often eat the poop of adult iguanas to get bacteria necessary for digesting their food. George Orwell's “1984,” written in 1949, shot to the top of Amazon Best-Sellers last week, which for those of you listening in the future was the second to last week of January 2017 following a number of references to the book on Twitter after Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway's statement that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer used "alternative facts" when describing Inauguration Day. If you see a representation of a pirate wearing an eye patch, it's most likely not because he lost his eye -- a theory, which was deemed Plausible by “Mythbusters,” is that wearing an eye patch kept that eye's pupil dilated so seeing in the dark was easier when the patch was removed. Having this skill was handy when pirates had to go below deck quickly. Lincoln's famous beard was grown because 11-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, New York, wrote him a letter suggesting growing a beard to hide his gaunt face before the upcoming presidential election. On the way to his inauguration, he made a special stop in Westfield to meet Bedell and, shaking her hand, said,“You see? I let these whiskers grow for you.” As much as fans love him, Darth Vader only appears on screen for a total of 12 minutes in the original Star Wars. Not that I recommend you try it, but Romans used to effectively whiten their teeth with urine. There are two theories most probable about the origin of pink lemonade. Neither of them involve adding strawberry or raspberry to the mixture, as is common today and both involve the circus. One is that red cinnamon candies were accidentally dropped in a vat of lemonade in 1912 and, because there wasn't enough time to make a new batch, the lemonade was sold and became a hit. The second is that a lemonade salesman at the circus in 1857 ran out of water to make lemonade and grabbed a tub of water that was previously used to wash a performer's pink tights. The role of Shirley Temple was played by Laura McClellan from The Productive Woman podcast, John Dennis was played by Danny Savage from the podcast Idiom Savant, and Stargate Pioneer from Better Podcasting played Abraham Lincoln. Starting Thursday, The Story Behind will be doing more consecutive theme episodes starting with Forrest Gump February. Each episode will be the story behind a different pop culture or historical reference from the Tom Hanks movie. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode. Follow The Story Behind: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Check out #PodernFamily on Twitter to find other great indie podcasts like this one. If you enjoy podcasts about history, literature, archeology, and the arts, check out the hashtag #HumanitiesPodcasts on Twitter to find more podcasts like this one. Click here to support this podcast on Patreon. 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*CALL TO ACTIVISM* A decision to use “State of Emergency” powers to undo the first state-wide “Anti-Corruption Act” in the South Dakota legislature have been postponed until February 1st following public outcry. Check out this link - and call South Dakota Senator Blake Curd and tell him you demand he protect the will of voters. www.represent.us 1-605-773-3821 Special thanks to all of the organizers of the January 21st Women’s March: Democrats Abroad in Heidelberg, in Washington DC, and everyone who stands for human rights across our pale blue dot. #HDWomensMarch #Heidelberg @WomensMarchHD More thanks to DA Stuttgart, Tracy, Jessica, Veronica, Fletcher, Sally Grayson of Blackswift for amazing music, and of course White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. All music today provided by Creative Commons licensing via Youtube and www.FreeMusicArchive.com. Music today from Kevin Macleod and intro by Evil Bear Boris. Show artwork CC via Flickr by @alans1948. I’ve seen many comments on social media about people saying that we should accept the results of this election, come together, hope for the best, support our president and give him a chance. I do believe that when President Trump gets it right, we ought to let him know it. When that day comes, I will be the first to say what a tremendously huge thing is, whatever that thing is. Until then, the question I seem to receive over and over again is “He won. It’s over. So why are you continuing to protest President Trump?” I suppose the question is fair, so let’s have at it then, shall we? However, before we do let’s address this concern of Russian interference in the election. While there certainly remains an awful lot of accusations about it, actual “election fraud” and proof thereof remains an arduous task not yet completed. What’s more, the United States must love calling the kettle black as the USA’s own history of open election tampering in other countries, including Russia, is as colorful as the baboon ass Donald Trump calls his face. Even if it were true - it has become an extremely convenient scapegoat for the Democratic Party’s total failure during the election. So, where does that leave us with President Donald J. Trump? For a moment set aside all talk of racism, sexism, and elitism. And set aside brash disregard for the Emoluments clause of the constitution concerning foreign gifts and the Logan Act regarding family ties in the oval office. Pay no attention to political gaffes regarding foreign countries and the diplomatic norms set in stone for decades, or that he dislikes reading, multiculturalism, security briefings, big gloves, and . Ignore for a moment the handicapped impersonations, proclamations of love for the poorly educated, and endorsements of mob violence. Take no notice of fake news’ citations and his citing that the news is fake. Repudiate yourself about his tweeting. Suppress your imagination of what he’s doing at 3am when he is tweeting. Pardon the major announcements made by tweeting. FORGIVE the TWEETING. Overlook this one time the White House cabinet with more money than 1/3 of Americans. Nullify your opinions on executive orders suppressing a woman’s right to choose, legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ - Just brush off the oil pipelines through native lands as nothing more than business as usual, and DO look the other way as he will on climate change. Discount Donald’s delusions of grandeur, self-embodied as glorified savior. Neglect his smart brain full of the best words, and omit the psychologists whose public announcement prop-up the public’s sentiment the new president suffers from “Textbook narcissistic personality disorder.” In fact, you could tune out the millions turned off during the inauguration. Let it go that three times more people protested his day one than joined in on it. Pass over the nearly 5 million people worldwide who joined one of planet Earth’s largest organized movements of our species history. Yes, it’s true - forget all of these things and our 45th president isn’t half bad. Sticking your head in the sand is one way to move forward. Watch and wait to “see what happens”. Pay no mind the lowest approval rating in decades, avoid the number of people he’s managed to piss off in his first 72 hours, look the other way as the rich guy vows to save you from rich guys by surrounding himself with other rich guys… OR Do NOT ignore his frail ego - BE AWARE of his alt-right, alt-facts, alt-universe. RECOGNIZE a dictator-in-the-making. RECALL your high school civics class and REMINISCE and RESPOND First they came for the Muslims - and we said “Not this time mother fucker”. When Andi and I went to the Heidelberg Women’s March - some people here asked us “What do you expect to change” and implied that driving 2 hours to a march in another city on the other side of the world was hardly revolutionary, hardly effective, hardly meaningful. Imagine if worldwide all 4.6 million participants thought the same thing. Don’t let anybody tell you that your actions are meaningless. We are all part of the revolution! Special thanks to all of the organizers of the January 21st Women’s March: Democrats Abroad in Heidelberg, in Washington DC, and everyone who stands for human rights across our pale blue dot. #HDWomensMarch #Heidelberg @WomensMarchHD More thanks to DA Stuttgart, Tracy, Jessica, Veronica, Fletcher, Sally Grayson of Blackswift for amazing music, and of course White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. All music today provided by Creative Commons licensing via Youtube and www.FreeMusicArchive.com. Music today from Kevin Macleod and intro by Evil Bear Boris. Show artwork CC via Flickr by @alans1948.

Trump's carnage-ridden inaugural address, one massive march and alternative facts! Time for Jeb and Tim to pick apart White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's performance so far and question exactly why the newly minted President wants to scare the heck out of the populace.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and his boss have had a rough first few days in their new jobs. Historian Martha Joynt Kumar explains that the relationship between the press secretary and the press has always been a tricky one. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had press briefing number two on Monday. It was his first time facing the press since Saturday when he uttered five lies in five minutes about Trump’s inauguration attendance. Trumponomics are shaping up, as the President discussed his plans for the US economy, this morning, before a meeting with a dozen CEOs. We’ll let you know what Trump said, and what the reaction was, later in the show.Also, Trump had to have known this was coming. He’s been in office just a few days and he’s already facing a lawsuit alleging he’s in violation of the US Constitution. It’s that pesky emoluments clause. We’ll discuss the lawsuit and the possible release of Trump’s tax returns later.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer had press briefing number two on Monday. It was his first time facing the press since Saturday when he uttered five lies in five minutes about Trump’s inauguration attendance. Trumponomics are shaping up, as the President discussed his plans for the US economy, this morning, before a meeting with a dozen CEOs. We’ll let you know what Trump said, and what the reaction was, later in the show.Also, Trump had to have known this was coming. He’s been in office just a few days and he’s already facing a lawsuit alleging he’s in violation of the US Constitution. It’s that pesky emoluments clause. We’ll discuss the lawsuit and the possible release of Trump’s tax returns later.